During the interview, Guthrie asked, “Some people raised some eyebrows at a part of what you said. It was part of your monologue, a joke. You said your character gets to, quote, “kill all the white people,” adding, “how great is that?” I know you know about the criticism, you think it was fair? I mean, how do you look back on it now?”

Foxx responded, saying, “I mean, I — I’m a comedian. So, I mean, I’m not a — I don’t even know what to say.”

The Oscar winner’s new movie Django Unchained co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson received a Golden Globes nomination for best picture and opens nationwide of Christmas day.